Athena Swan
.png)
Advance HE’s Athena Swan Charter was established in 2005 to encourage and recognise the commitment to advancing the careers of women in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM) employment in higher education and research.
In May 2015 the Charter was expanded to include arts, humanities, social sciences, business and law (AHSSBL) departments, in addition to professional and support roles. In 2020, Advance HE launched the transformed UK Athena Swan Charter following a period of review. The Charter now recognises work undertaken to address gender equality more broadly, and not just barriers to progression that affect women.
The University of Exeter is proud to hold an institutional Athena Swan Silver Award and all our STEMM departments currently hold awards at Bronze or Silver level.
The University of Exeter is proud to hold an institutional Athena Swan Silver Award. You can view our 2024 Athena Swan Silver application (PDF) online.
Our Gender Equality Group will monitor progress on our gender equality action plan 2024-28 (PDF).
Please contact our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team (EDI@exeter.ac.uk) if you have any feedback, comments or questions.
All our Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy (ESE) departments currently hold Athena Swan awards at Bronze or Silver level:
- Business School - Bronze Award (April 2021)
- Mathematics and Computer Science - Bronze Award (April 2020)
- Physics and Astronomy - Silver Award (March 2023)
- Engineering - Bronze Award (Dec 2023)
- Ecology and Conservation - Silver Award (Dec 2023)
- Earth and Environmental Science - Bronze Award (Dec 2023)
- Geography - Silver Award (July 2023)
All departments in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences hold an Athena Swan Silver award:
- Biosciences (March 2023)
- Medical School and department of Health and Care Professions (Dec 2023)
- Psychology (April 2020)
The following Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) departments hold an Athena Swan Bronze award:
Other HASS departments are currently working on Athena Swan Bronze applications, including:
- English and Creative Writing
- Law School
- Humanities and Social Sciences, Cornwall
- School of Education
- Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies